Harness-pad for horses.



No. 783,754. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. E. L. MOOLAIN.

HARNESS PAD FOR HORSES.

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EDWARD L. MoOLAlN, OF OREENFlELlJ, OHIO, ASSlONOR TO THE AMERL CAN PAD &TEXTILE COMPANY, OF (.irREENFIELD, OHIO, A CORPO- l'lttWl iIE-ISO PMDlFOFi I'ICDHESEEi.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,754, dated February28, 1905.

Application filed June 13, 1902. Serial No. 111,458.

To all whom, it may concern:

it is obvious that when the pad and collar Be it known that l, EDWARDL.MCOLAIN, a l are placed upon an animal, the edges being citizen of theUnited States of rimerica, and a resident of Greenfield, county ofHighland, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Harness-Pads for Horses, of which the following is aspeciit cation.

The object of my invention is a horse-pad having edges which when thepad is placed beneath the harness renders the pad Waterproof, while atthe same time preserving its flexibility, causes it to remain in placemore lirmly, heightens the ornamental appearance of the pad, andreinforces it in the places most subject to wear from the lines andtraces. This object is attained by the means described in thespecification, specifically pointed out in the claims,and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of acollar pad embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame with a collar placed thereon. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken uponlme e 2 of F1g.2 upon an enlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of a section of the pad.

Referring to the parts, pad A is of the same general shape and nature asstuffed collar-pads now in use, my invention relating to the edgesthereof. Upon the outer surface that is, the surface which does not comein contact with the animals neck-are placed strips B and B of waterproofmaterial along the front and rear edges of the pad. The Waterproofmaterial is preferably a glazed or enameled cloth and is secured uponthe pad by rows of ornametal stitching Y), which may be made in a zigzagform, as shown, or in any other ornamental style, and is made,preferably, of colored thread;

Strips B and B are placed at a distance apart equal to the width of thecollar U which is to be placed upon the pad, so that when the collarrests upon the pad the porous surface a of the pad between the strips iscovered by the collar, which is held in place by the usual hooks D,secured to the pad.

waterproof and the porous part of the pad being covered. by the collar,the pad will be entirely water iiro'of, that the waterproof edge notcoming in contact with the horse the interior a. of the pad retains itsabsorbent qualities, that the waterproof material extending as it doesover only part of the surface does not impair the flexibility of thepad, and the collar resting upon the non-porous material with thewaterproof material upon either side will tend to remain more iirmly inplace than with the ordinary pad, that the waterproof material coming atpoints where the reins and the traces pass over the pad will reinforceit at those points against the wear, so that the stufling does notbecome exposed, and that this waterproof material, with the conspicuousstitching, is of a highly ornamental character.

While I have illustrated my invention as applied to a collar-pad, it isobvious that the same is equally applicable to other characters ofhorse-pads, such as gig-saddle and breastcollar pads, &c., and I:therefore do not wish to be limited to a lmrse-collar pad; but

\V hat 1 claim is- 1. A pad for horses having strips of Waterproofmaterial secured upon the outer surface of the same near its front andrear edges by rows of ornamental stitching leaving a strip of porousmaterial between the waterproof strips in combination with a piece ofharness of a width such as to lit over the strip of porous material,substantially as shown and described.

2. A horse-collar pad having secured upon its edges, front and rear,strips of waterproof material leaving between them a strip of poronematerial, in combination with a horsecollar to rest upon the porousmaterial, sub stantially as shown and described.

lEDi/VARD L. MoOLAl N.

\iitnesses:

O L. LAwuuAn, M. E. LILE.

